National Basketball Association
Clemson 64, Georgia Tech 62
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Tim Kelly, # Ray Natill
Attendance:
9135
By SportsDirect Inc.
Senior guard Andre Young poured in a career-high 29 points as host Clemson snapped a three-game skid with a 64-62 win over Georgia Tech.
Young, who came in 18 of 30 on 3-pointers in his career against Tech, used excellent screens to nail 7 of 9 from beyond the arc Saturday.
The Tigers (10-9, 2-3 ACC) beat Tech for the fourth straight time.
The Yellow Jackets (8-11, 1-4) committed an astonishing 17 first-half turnovers and trailed 34-19 at the break. They entered the game averaging 14.5 turnovers and finished with 22.
Rebuilding Tech rallied late thanks to a scoring surge by Glen Rice Jr., who finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds. But the Jackets never had a chance to tie; Mfon Udofia hit a 3-pointer with one second left to tighten the final score.
Tech has lost three straight and seven of eight under first-year coach Brian Gregory.
A campus-wide power outage interrupted the game for 22 minutes in the first half.
Clemson’s win tied the all-time series at 60-60.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech |
|
Clemson |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 19 |
Scoring |
Andre Young 29 |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Tanner Smith 5 |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 8 |
Rebounds |
Devin Booker 6 |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Booker 5 |
|
Pierre Jordan 1 |
Steals |
Tanner Smith 4 |
|
Daniel Miller 1 |
Blocks |
Catalin Baciu 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech
|
62 |
43.8 |
9-18 |
11-21 |
8 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
| Clemson
|
64 |
46.8 |
8-17 |
12-20 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
9 |
13 |